Following the principles of the European Thematic
Strategy on the Protection and Conservation of
the Marine Environment, the collective interest
of EEA and UNEP/MAP has been developed
towards a product focusing on priority pollution
zones in the Mediterranean Sea and addressing
emerging issues. All these issues come under the
prism of an ecosystem approach. The core of this
report derives from the latest (2003–2004) country
National Diagnostic Analyses reports (NDA).